Range Cookers

ageandjo · 29 October 2006 at 5:52PM

I am thinking of buying a range cooker, does anyone have one of these?? which ones are they best and why?
Ta Muchly

Edinburghlass_2 · 29 October 2006 at 5:55PM

Is this for your new house as you really need to make sure you have sufficient room as they can be very big.

prudryden · 29 October 2006 at 6:05PM

ageandjo wrote:

I am thinking of buying a range cooker, does anyone have one of these?? which ones are they best and why?
Ta Muchly

I know from experience that it can be a very difficult task as their is so much choice on the market. After comparing a number of high end price range cookers we decided that the BRITANNIA fitted the bill very well. It measures 900 mm (90 cm) across and will give you five gas burner of which one is for quick fry/ wok cooking. In addition it also has 2 electric fan driven ovens( the large one provided us with a roast turkey for 20 people for Thanksgiving and the smaller one has also a 'rottiserie' for roast chicken etc.
Shop around since I found that prices for this cocker can vary greatly... smaller retailers are more willing to match the best price..

Penelope_Penguin · 29 October 2006 at 6:18PM

Hi, Jo! I have a Rayburn, and wouldn't be without it! Is this what you're meaning by a range? It keeps the kitchen very snug.

It's great for long slow cooking - casseroles, pasta sauce, chutney, jam, pulses. I also cook pasta inside as then the condensation goes up the flue, rather than into the kitchen. I also dry cake tins, sterlilise jam jars, and DH is investigating incubating hatching eggs!!

Penny. x

pawpurrs · 29 October 2006 at 6:32PM

My dream is to have an aga. But for modern range cookers, i would say the best are rangemaster or a belling, due to build quality and materials.
I like the ones with two ovens as the ones with one oven are expensive to heat just when cooking day to day food, you just dont need that amount of space.

Good things to look ou for are seperate grill, the rangemaster has a brill bit on the door so that you can have a roasting tray there, and baste joints without having to pull the shelf out.

A griddle on top and wok bit (iykwim)

I personally like duel fuel, gas on top, fan oven.

jamanda · 29 October 2006 at 6:45PM

I've got a belling: 2 ovens, 8 burners and a hotplate which can go on top. It is gas and the quality is good, top is brilliant. However, I wish I had gone for one with a fan oven - the oven seems a bit long-winded.

nearlyrich · 29 October 2006 at 6:46PM

I have a Lofra, it looks great and I did a lot of research before we bought it, the problem is the grill is pants and the second oven isn't much use as it's electric and tiny. I like the burners, the Wok burner is great for stir fry. I wouldn't buy another though, when it dies I will replace it with a cooker with a seperate grill.

squeaky · 29 October 2006 at 7:00PM

Hi ageandjo

We thought this one might do well on the In My Home board and so I've moved it across for you.

Good luck

gardnt1 · 29 October 2006 at 7:50PM

We bought a modern range - a rangemaster - and its the best cooker weve had! searched net for hours to get best price and finally found the cheapest was on the doorstep!

worth checking this along with others before making descision.......

http://www.tradingpost-appliances.co.uk/store/customer/home.php?gclid=CLWjt7_5nogCFSVGZwodWxePQQ

thanks, GArdnt1

Range Cookers

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